The Tonalá tradition became known as “Tonalá ware” “Polished ornamental ware” or “Guadalajara polychrome.” A number of these pieces were exported Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, mostly to Spain but examples reached Italy and other areas.
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The two main pottery producing municipalities are Tonalá and Tlaquepaque.
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The two main ceramics centers are Tlaquepaque and Tonalá, with a wide variety of products such as cookware, plates, bowls, piggy banks and a many types of figures.
Tonalá (Maya site), an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization, in the Chiapas highlands
During the Salitre War in 1510, the Purépechas invaded the area, which at that time was a dominion, however, this effort was defeated.
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It was founded in 1986, by a group of businessmen along with artisans Jorge Wilmot and Ken Edwards in Wilmot’s former home.
The community of Puerto Arista is located in the municipality of Tonalá, twenty two km from the municipal seat and sixteen km off Federal Highway 200.